Hanger.



J. BERGQUIST. HANGER.

APPLIOA'IIQH FILED IAR. 7, 1908.

914,013. Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIEE.

`IOIIN BERGQUIST, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE CUDAIIY PACKING CO., OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OI" ILLINOIS.

HANGER.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN BERGQUIs'r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Hanger and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved meat hanger, the object being to provide a device of that nature which is strong, simple and economical to construct, easily applied in use, and effective in action, of a neat appearance, and possessed of certain features which are great practical im rovements.

The invention consists su stantially of two members pivotally mounted together by a securing pin and formed to provide jaws having gripping means at the lower or holding end of the hanger and means at the upper or supportinfY end of the hanger permitting easy manipu ation in applying the device to an article which it is desired to hang up, and whereby a clamping effect is exerted on the jaws when the device is placed on suitable sup ort therefor.

T e nature, characteristic features, and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accom anying drawing, illustrating one form in wiich the invention may be embodied.

Referring to the drawing, the arts 1 and 2 made of any suitable materia, preferably malleable iron, are pivotally mounted together on a securing pin 3, and preferably shaped so that when the hanger is placed on a su port the portion above the pivotal point shallD be symmetrical on either side of a central plane, and the portion below the pivotal point stand away from that lane, but

referably have a portion 4 paral el thereto, for a purpose hereinafter mentioned. To constitute aws, the lower portion of the parts l and 2, have secured thereto or cast integral therewith, transverse bars 5 and 6, respectively; which bars are connected to the parts preferably at a point central of their ends.

Secured to or cast integral with the bar 5 are a plurality of'short projections 7, which preferably have sides converging towards Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. March 7, 1908.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial N0. 419,813.

their free ends, but have blunt ends for a purpose hereinafter mentioned. The bar 6 has secured thereto or east integral therewith teeth 8 which are somewhat longer than the projections 7, and have their free ends positioned above said projections when the hanger is in place on a support therefor, as shown in the drawing.

Each of the parts l and 2 is provided near the upper end thereof with an opening or eye 9, which openings are so shaped in the higher part l() thereof, that when they are brought into registry and the hanger placed on a support therefor, such as a hook 1I which passes through the openings, the weight of the hanger and of any article carried by it, causes the parts l and 2, to move relatively to each other until the bearing surface of the hook is at the highest point in the opening, 9, whereby a clamping effect is exerted on the jaws, as will readily be understood.

The general construction of the invention having new been described, the manner of its use and its operation willbe explained. While the device may be used te hang up other articles, it is especially adapted for hanging up meat, particularly slabs of bacon or the like. I/Vhen used for this purpose, the device is manipulated by spreading the parts 1 and 2 above the pivotal point whereby the jaws are opened and may be passed over the end of the slab of the meat. The device is usually held so as to have the bar 5 of the part l pass over the top side of the meat, whereby if the jaws are spread well apart and the projections 7 passed along close, to the meat, there is no danger of the teeth 8 scoring the meat, and the projections being blunt do not do so. To permit a deep hold on the meat the parts l and 2 have their lower ends 4 straight. After passing the jaws over the end of the meat, the parts l and 2 may be pressed together above the pivotal point whereby the jaws close on the meat and the openings 9 are brought into registry. If now the device is placed on the hook 11,01' other suitable support passing through the openings 9, the weight of the meat will draw the ends of the teeth to bear on the projections 7, which thereby assist in sustaining the weight; and also the combined weight of the hanger and meat will exert a clamping effect on the jaws, as already mentioned.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, parts pivotally mounted together by a securing pin, a transverse bar at one end of each 01"' said parts, teeth on one of saidbars for carry ing an article and projections onanother of said bars, said projections positioned so that the teeth rest thereon and are assisted thereby to sustain the Weight of the article carried when the device is in use.

2, In a device of the class speciied, parts pivotally mounted together on a securing pin, said parts shaped below the pivotal point to provide jaws with transverse bars at the end thereof, and said parts provided above the pivotal point with eyes which coincide when said jaws are in closed position and are so shaped that a clamping effect is exerted on the parts when the device is placed on a suitable support therefor, teeth on one of said bars for carrying an article, and projections on the other of said bars, said projections positioned so that the teeth rest thereon and are assisted thereby to sustain the weight of the article carried when the device is in use, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses at Los Angeles,

county oi Los Angeles, State of California, this 25th day of February, A. D., 1908.

JOHN BERGQUST.

Witnesses:

ANNA H. BALTZ, ALEXANDER H. LIDDERs. 

